It’s Gonna Be May | A Special Monday Meme

You know what they say- every April 30th: It’s gonna be May. And you just sang that, didn’t you? Today is a special Monday Meme day because not only is it gonna be May tomorrow, but *NSync is getting their Hollywood Walk of Fame star today. And the inner boyband fangirl in me is SO ready for this. Monday Memes with JT… let’s do this.

I love being a Gen X mom in her 40s. Why? Because I can relive all the highlights of my youth with the confidence earned from 40 years on this earth— and my kids are the perfect age to both totally get me (and think I’m kinda cool) and also be totally horrified by my actions.

What actions you may ask? Singing “It’s Gonna Be MAY!” at top volume (thanks Aux chord and Spotify) with the windows down on the way to school dropoff. Chair dancing included, because, duh.

Nsync Get Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

I did have to explain the significance of this day to the 11 and 6-year-olds who were bemused at my giddiness. Look, man, I just love *Nsync. Always have- always will.

And today they get their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’ve been on the Walk of Fame once- and it was awesome. One of those moments where I looked down to discover where I was and it was like- whoa- how did this happen?

Discovered I was on the Walk of Fame as I waited to go into the premiere of Thor Ragnarok. It was a surreal moment for me!

And now I have another reason to go back: the boys are going to be immortalized on the Walk of Fame (just like Walt Disney’s boys- the Sherman Brothers above). How cool is that?!

While I haven’t gotten close to Justin Timberlake, I did get a selfie with fellow runDisney fan Joey Fatone once upon a time at a Disneyland race long ago. I may or may not have, um, sorta stalked him to make this happen and happy bonus Sean Astin was with him. The adult me was on a childlike HIGH right there in the middle of Disneyland — if you know me, you know how perfect all this was. SWOON.

BEST. DAY. EVER.

Monday Meme | It’s Gonna Be May

So I’m sharing my Monday Meme favorites: It’s gonna be May!

Because: JT.

Hellloooo… Do I need to explain? Maybe I do. Apparently, some folks were clueless about what all the memes meant this week.

Let’s throwback to the days of *NSync and their hit song, It‘s Gonna Be Me.

I’m taken back to riding in my besties bright yellow Miata, top down, heading out to the beach. Sure, we were way too old for their target audience, but we. didn’t. care.

*NSync became our summer band that year.

Here it is in case you need to refresh your earworm.

Or maybe just want to see the boys in their prime.

Now that you’ve heard it, you will never un-hear it. #SorryNotSorry

This meme has been floating around since 2012. Various images but the ideas stay the same: Justin telling us that May is coming in his melodic 19-year-old voice.

JT himself got in on the joke last year via Twitter:

Adorable.

Like any long-term meme, there are people in the grrroooaaannn make it staaahhhppp camp.

Patty Holliday

If she isn’t chasing her four kids around Northern Virginia, Patty is chasing four bars on her phone to share her authentic and fun stories on social media and her blog, My No-Guilt Life. She’s also one half of the Marvel Moms, an online community for discussing the Marvel fandom. You can catch up on her runDisney fun at No-Guilt Disney.